Playing Cards

Hello friends.  This post is just basically a continuation of my Playing For Fun posts that I've been doing the past few months, and I just decided to change the name to Playing Cards like my sweet friend Michele calls it.  So a very heavy picture post again this month...if you have any questions about any of the products or techniques I used, just give me a shout, so I don't make this post any longer than it needs to be!

So first up...

These first three cards use a technique from Jennifer McGuire (HERE) called Easy Distress & Water technique.  Lots of fun and sooo easy to do with outline image background stamps, Distress Inks, embossing powder, and water.  Check it out!!

A while back I tried a Kathy Racoosin technique she calls Print Making Coloring and I failed miserably!  Some of my friends from the CAS teams got together via ZOOM recently to play with the technique and after seeing all their lovely cards I decided to try again!  I wouldn't say I failed this time, but it definitely didn't come out looking like Kathy's or Bonnie's or Loll's or Darnell's or Christine's or Susan's either!  Oh well, I still like the card!

This card came about after watching a Gina K live and blending with Fall colors.  Most of my favorite colors are earth tones, so I really liked the way my blended colors, the masking, and the silhouettes turned out on this CAS card.

If you follow me on IG, you may have seen this card already, but decided to include it anyways because I just really like how it turned out!  One of the new dies to come out from The Greetery's release last week was Shiplap Dies.  I got to thinking maybe I could make my own using a woodgrain background stamp I have (SU!) that I cut into 1" strips and pieced together like Shiplap.  Next time I try this again I won't do any piecing in the center as your main focal image covers it up, but I still like the look!  Love the watering can in the bright red too...this card is definitely ready for Fall!

This is just a simple water colored card I made with Altenews Paint-A-Flower: Calla Lily...our youngest daughter is named Calla, so of course I had to make a card as soon as I got the stamp set.  And yes, I did mail it to our daughter!!

This last card is from another Gina K live where she showed the rubber band technique.  I don't know why, but I'm always amazed by how FUN the backgrounds turn out, and this one was no exception! 

So now you are all caught up on how I've been occupying myself this last month...I'm so grateful for this hobby that keeps me busy and of course for all the wonderful friends I've made since I first started stamping!  Take care my friends and thanks for sticking it out with me for another loooooong post!

Thanks for stopping by today ... I love it when you do!